The owner of two Portland vaping stores is asking a judge to throw out a state list of banned words and pictures on vaping liquid packages, saying the state’s “ridiculous” rules defy logic.

For instance, Paul Bates says in his lawsuit, the packages can’t use the words “apple” or “strawberry” even to describe the apple- or strawberry-infused products he sells for e-cigarettes. The same goes for pictures of apples or strawberries. [...]